{"product_id":"transcendental-wife-life-of-abigail-may-alcott-the-life-of-abigail-may-alcott-9780761803867","title":"Transcendental Wife Life of Abigail May Alcott","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranscendental Wife tells the story of Abigail May Alcott (1800-1877), a 19th-century wife and mother, who accepted the view that women best served society and moral authority by supporting involved husbands and by nurturing future citizens, the children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Barton has presented a well-researched and well-written biography of this fascinating woman, who was the mainstay of her husband Bronson and the inspiration for her daughter Louisa. How good it is to finally see 'Marmee' given life on her own. -- Joel Myerson, University of South Carolina * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eTranscendental Wife, The Life of Abigail May Alcott^R is a vivid portrait of the real 'Marmee', a woman of warmth, wit and formidable character...Barton's biography reveals Abby May Alcott in trouble and triumph...This is a biography of 'Marmee' ripe and ready reading in these times.^RRRR -- Sarah Elbert, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Barton's Transcendental Wife^R is an important contribution to scholarship on 19th century American women...Barton offers important insights into her struggles and makes effective use of letters and diaries to convey a sense of Alcott's inner life.^RRRR -- Melissa M. Pennell, English Dept., UMASS-Lowell * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eBarton has hit all the relevant sources in her deeply researched, compact study. This biography fills a major lacuna in the literature on the Alcott family. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eBarton has hit all the relevant sources in her deeply researched, compact study. This biography fills a major lacuna in the literature on the Alcott family. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Barton has presented a well-researched and well-written biography of this fascinating woman, who was the mainstay of her husband Bronson and the inspiration for her daughter Louisa. How good it is to finally see 'Marmee' given life on her own. -- Joel Myerson, University of South Carolina * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eTranscendental Wife, The Life of Abigail May Alcott^R is a vivid portrait of the real 'Marmee', a woman of warmth, wit and formidable character...Barton's biography reveals Abby May Alcott in trouble and triumph...This is a biography of 'Marmee' ripe and ready reading in these times.^R -- Sarah Elbert, S.U.N.Y. Binghamton * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Barton's Transcendental Wife^R is an important contribution to scholarship on 19th century American women...Barton offers important insights into her struggles and makes effective use of letters and diaries to convey a sense of Alcott's inner life.^R -- Melissa M. Pennell, English Dept., UMASS-Lowell * CHOICE *","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037753213271,"sku":"9780761803867","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transcendental-wife-life-of-abigail-may-alcott-the-life-of-abigail-may-alcott-9780761803867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}